Lesson 45--Phrasal verbs with run

 

 

This week's theme has been the word run.  To finish off our week, we will look at a couple of phrasal verbs that use run.  There are many others, but we will focus on a few.

 

Run away = leave quickly, secretly

i.e.       Martin ran away before the police could question him.

 

Run away with = elope

i.e.       Cecile ran away with her boyfriend because her parents would let them get married.

            Her husband ran away with a much younger woman.

 

Run away with = to win easily/to win a prize easily

i.e.       Milos ran away with the match.

            Judith is so talented that she will run away from the field.

            The match was a runaway (the person won easily--noun form)